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    Global Greenhouse Gas Register Launched Image

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    01-22-04

    Global Greenhouse Gas Register Launched

    Davos, Switzerland – The World Economic Forum today officially launched the Global Greenhouse Gas Register, a new global initiative to stimulate the disclosure and management by companies of their worldwide climate emissions. Developed in partnership with leading inte...

    Corporate Brand Reputation Outranks Financial Preformance As Most Important Measure Of Success Image

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    01-22-04

    Corporate Brand Reputation Outranks Financial Preformance As Most Important Measure Of Success

    Davos, Switzerland – Corporate reputation is a more important measure of success than stock market performance, profitability and return on investment, according to a survey of some the world’s leading CEOs and organization leaders. Only the quality of products and se...

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    01-21-04

    Takeover Defenses Hit a Wall in 2003

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The pace of adoption of most takeover defenses slowed in the last two years, says the Investor Responsibility Research Center in its recently released 2004 edition of Corporate Take-over Defenses (CTD). This may reflect heightened sensitiv...

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    01-20-04

    Successful Money Managers Answering: Can You Top the Market while Investing with Your Values?

    BOSTON - WHAT: The Mary Baker Eddy Library presents the latest in the series of briefings from The Christian Science Monitor, "Values-Based Investing: Paths to Success" on January 29, 2004.

    The event, which will be modera...

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    01-19-04

    International Tobacco Treaty Seen as Model for Curbing Corporate Abuses at World Social Forum in India

    MUMBAI, India - As tens of thousands of activists gather at the World Social Forum, the effort to implement the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) continues to make significant progress.

    The FCTC, the world's first public health and corporate a...

    Business Roundtable Unveils First-of-its-kind Initiative on Ethics Image

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    01-14-04

    Business Roundtable Unveils First-of-its-kind Initiative on Ethics

    WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its efforts to build and sustain public confidence in business, the Business Roundtable today announced the creation of a first-of-its-kind business ethics center designed to renew and enhance the link between ethical behavior and business ...

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    01-13-04

    Opinion Leaders’ Trust in Business and Government Is Strengthening, Edelman Annual Trust Barometer Finds

    New York, NY – Trust in business and government is strengthening in the U.S. and Europe, and is comparatively higher in Brazil and China, according to the fifth annual Edelman Trust Barometer, a survey of 1,200 opinion leaders in Brazil, China, France, Germany, UK, an...

    Why Global Corporate Citizenship Matters For  Shareholders:  A Survey of Leading CEOs Image

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    01-08-04

    Why Global Corporate Citizenship Matters For Shareholders: A Survey of Leading CEOs

    Geneva, Switzerland - Over 70% of CEOs surveyed by the World Economic Forum believe that mainstream investors will have an increased interest in corporate citizenship issues, according to a report released today.

    Global Survey Finds Ordinary People Feel “Unsafe, Powerless And Gloomy” About The Future Security And Prosperity Of The World Image

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    01-08-04

    Global Survey Finds Ordinary People Feel “Unsafe, Powerless And Gloomy” About The Future Security And Prosperity Of The World

    Geneva, Switzerland - The survey carried out exclusively for the World Economic Forum, by Gallup International in advance of the Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, reveals an uncertain world. The results of the Voice of the ...

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    01-07-04

    Towers Perrin Survey Finds Almost Half of American Workers Doubt the Credibility of Employer Communications

    STAMFORD,CT - Whether it is the corporate strategy or the details of the career opportunities a company offers, American workers are increasingly cynical and suspicious of information they receive from their own organizations, a new Towers Perrin study shows. ...

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